Rancho Santini Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Rancho Santini in Baja Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Rancho Santini Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rancho Santini:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	K-40	1 mi
Second closest break	Las Gaviotas	1 mi
Third closest break	Primo Tapia	2 mi
Fourth closest break	K-38	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Rauls	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rancho Santini:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	67 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	153 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	162 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	215 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	219 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rancho Santini:
Closest tide station	Imperial Beach, California	27 mi
Second closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico	31 mi
Third closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (2)	31 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (3)	31 mi
Fifth closest tide station	National City, San Diego Bay, California	32 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rancho Santini:
Closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	138 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	138 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	139 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	144 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	144 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rancho Santini:
Closest city location	Primo Tapia (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rosarito (Mexico)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Tijuana (Mexico)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Sauzal (Mexico)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Chula Vista (United States)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rancho Santini is General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rancho Santini is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE), also in Mexico, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA is 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Rancho Santini and is 74 km (46 miles) away.